I reveal the £5 discount card that save families HUNDREDS on days out and holidays

EARLIER this year, societal media was abuzz with quality that teachers tin present motion up for the fashionable Blue Light Card - a discount strategy that's saved my household hundreds of pounds implicit the years.

It's nary wonderment that truthful galore teachers were trying to instrumentality vantage of their newfound eligibility that the website crashed and the institution had to present a waiting database to join. 

We've been utilizing our Blue Light Card, launched successful 2008, since its precise aboriginal days arsenic my husband's successful the exigency services.

Over the years, the savings person truly added up, particularly erstwhile it comes to booking holidays and days out.

It's my go-to app erstwhile I'm looking astatine whether I tin get a discount connected tickets, hotel rooms oregon adjacent breaks away. 

It's present 2nd quality for maine to usage it erstwhile I publication a UK vacation park, arsenic some Butlin's and Haven are the among those covered.

We've been visiting Butlin's astatine slightest erstwhile a twelvemonth since my eldest son, aged 12, was born.

Every clip we've utilized our Blue Light Card privilege, it's saved america £20, adding up to much than £200 implicit the past decade.

And our Haven savings astir apt adhd up to astir the aforesaid magnitude implicit the years too.

It's surely not atrocious for a discount strategy that lone costs £5 to join. 

When my hubby archetypal became a member, it was escaped if you conscionable joined online oregon £5 for 5 years if you wanted a paper to support successful your wallet.

Now it costs £5 for 2 years, but there's tons of radical inactive waiting for their exertion to beryllium processed arsenic the institution works its mode done the backlog from the summer rush.

We've besides had immoderate large deals connected days retired implicit the years with our Blue Light Card.

Sometimes the paper holder tin get successful for free, with different friends and household members bagging a discounted rate.

We've done that earlier astatine attractions similar the Legoland Discovery Centre successful Birmingham.

I've noticed that tons of circuses person been offering escaped Blue Light Card tickets this year.

The large theme parks similar Alton Towers and Legoland adjacent big exclusive members-only days out, with tickets that tin lone beryllium bought done the Blue Light Card site.

These usually tally astatine the commencement and extremity of the play and often see discounted prices for the on-site hotels arsenic well.

But you'll request to beryllium speedy if you privation to container a bargain arsenic these member-only days often merchantability retired connected the time they spell connected sale.

Whether it's taking £20 disconnected a enactment astatine Butlin's oregon bagging a bargain taxable parkland ticket, it's worthy taking your clip to trawl done the website, oregon the app, to spot what appeals to you.

There's truthful galore spouse companies signed up that there's bound to beryllium worldly you're already buying that you could prevention on.

You tin adjacent usage your paper successful the slightest apt places and sometimes those tiny wins are the champion of all.

We had an fantabulous takeaway repast from My Plaice successful Gorleston portion we were connected vacation successful Great Yarmouth and the proprietor knocked 10 per cent disconnected the terms of our food and chips erstwhile my hubby showed our Blue Light Card. 

I deliberation the deals to beryllium had with the Blue Light Card bushed those connected connection with different discount cards similar Kids Pass, which I've besides been utilizing this year.

If you've heard astir Blue Light and thought it wasn't for you, possibly it's clip to instrumentality different look and spot if your occupation qualifies for membership, present the categories covered person been extended beyond the exigency services, subject and healthcare professionals.

I've shared different money-saving hacks connected days retired successful the UK, including a kid's pass.

Earlier this year, we revealed immoderate of the champion escaped kids' attractions successful London for families to visit.